JOIN US FOR THE HYDE SQUARE TASK FORCE'S ANNUAL MEETING!
The Hyde Square Task Force will hold its Annual Meeting on June 19th from 6:00-8:00 PM outside the Cheverus Building. The Meeting will feature live music, a showcase of HSTF's summer programs, and the election of our Board of Directors. We hope to see you there!
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Our congratulations to Ritmo en Accion member, Angeiris Encarnacion for being selected to receive the prestigious 2008 Massachusetts Arts Education Collaborative Award for Outstanding Student Leader! We're so proud of her!
The MAEC annual awards ceremony is Thursday, May 29th from 12:30-1:15 PM at Lesley University.
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Healing the Wounds of Violence
Violence takes more than just a physical toll--it brings emotional and psychological devastation to our community. HSTF's Health Career Ambassadors have produced a documentary that explores the impact of violence on community health entitled, Looking for Peace--One Block at a Time.
H-CAP will premiere the film on Thursday, May 29, from 6:00-8:00 PM at the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute at Northeastern University, 40 Leon Street, Suite 212.
The premiere will be followed by a panel discussion on youth violence in Boston. For more information, please contact Guy at (617) 524-8303 x302 or guy@hydesquare.org.
Click here to view/download the poster for Looking for Peace.
Watch the trailer for the film here.
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The first of the 'peace doves' to take flight in Boston.
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HSTF Youth Paint for Peace
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At the end of a week marred by violence, over 50 youth gathered on the steps of the Curley K-8 School on April 25th to demonstrate their commitment to peace. After a brief press conference, youth under the guidance of Sidewalk Sam and the Hyde Square Task Force's Community Development Artists fanned out across the city with the goal of painting more than 600 doves on sidewalks throughout Boston.
The Paint for Peace initiative aims to keep peace in the hearts and minds of our community, to stir hope in the wake of violence, and, in the words of Sidewalk Sam, to give youth the opportunity to "...speak out with brushes, not guns and rededicate our streets to peace, not violence."
To read more, click here.
View photos of Paint for Peace here.
For more information on Paint for Peace or the Community Development Artists, please contact Chrismaldi at (617) 524-8303 x325 or chrismaldi@hydesquare.org.
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Picturing Peace
HSTF's 'Photo Frenzy' Entrepreneurship Club does its part in cultivating lasting peace by capturing the strength and resiliency of our community through stunning photographs.
HSTF's 'E-Clubs' are part of the Curley After School program, teaching valuable business and leadership skills to youth so that they can become successful entrepreneurs.
'Photo Frenzy' peace materials are available to order through photo.frenzy@yahoo.com.
For more information on HSTF's E-Clubs, please contact Peter at (617) 524-8303 x313 or peter@hydesquare.org.
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"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper
darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out
hate: only love can do that." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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An HSTF youth witnesses violence divided.
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Spotlight on:
Nashira Baril - Vice President, Board of Directors
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Nashira Baril is the Director of the CDC-funded REACH US New England Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities at the Boston Public Health Commission and the Vice President of HSTF’s Board of Directors. With experience in women's health projects both in Western Massachusetts and the Dominican Republic, Nashira moved to Boston in 2001 and began her work in public health as a case manager at a community health center. Since then, she has taken on several new leadership roles, as coordinator of a community-based research project, and directing the City's REACH efforts since 2005. In 2006 she was selected as one of 20 emerging leaders in community health to participate in the Massachusetts Institute for Community Health Leadership of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. Foundation. In early 2008, Nashira was honored by the Boston Celtics as "A Hero Among Us" for her leadership and strides to achieve health equity. Nashira is intimately involved in the mission of the Hyde Square Task Force, mentoring college bound high school students since 2005, and working through the BPHC to address the issue of violence as an urgent public health issue.
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In Our Community:
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Citizen Schools
Student Art Show
Monday, June 9
250 New Rutherford Ave Boston, MA
For more information, please visit www.bhcc.mass.edu.
Take a Hike!
Guided Hikes of the Arnold Arboretum
May 18, June 8, June 15
12:30-3:00PM
Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway
For more info, please visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu.
The True Hip Hop Culture Program
Third Thursday, Each Month
5:00-7:00PM
English High Community Center
144 McBride St
For more information, contact theprogram@excite.com.
SUPPORT HSTF:
By shopping online at Amazon.com, part of your purchase can go towards funding Hyde Square's youth programs! Donate now at Amazon.
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